Dolphins wide receiver Mike Wallace had a quiet game in the 23-10 win over the Browns.

Wallace had one catch for 15 yards in the game while Brian Hartline and Brandon Gibson combined for 16 catches, 221 yards and a touchdown. Wallace was quiet after the game, too, but that silence wasn’t because he wanted to let others be the center of attention.

Multiple media reports from the Dolphins locker room have Wallace saying “I don’t feel like talking” after the game and directing interested reporters to “ask coach” about the game plan because Wallace wasn’t the one who drew it up.

It’s not a good look to complain about your usage after a win, especially one that saw the passing game click with the other two receivers in part because of the attention that has to be paid to Wallace. It’s not something that has to become a problem for the Dolphins moving forward, but it’s certainly not the start they wanted for Wallace’s time with the Dolphins.

They singled up Haden on him all day and Miami threw two deep passes his way. Both poor throws. All super stars in the NFL have an ego. They shouldn't have brought him in if they were going to target him 4 times all day. This coaching staff deserves some criticism. Reggie Bush went for over 200yds all because they fed him the rock. You have to find ways to get the ball in the hands of your stars. If they don't, this will blow up. Anyone telling this guy to shutup and play...his pay is depending on touches.

They singled up Haden on him all day and Miami threw two deep passes his way. Both poor throws. All super stars in the NFL have an ego. They shouldn't have brought him in if they were going to target him 4 times all day. This coaching staff deserves some criticism. Reggie Bush went for over 200yds all because they fed him the rock. You have to find ways to get the ball in the hands of your stars. If they don't, this will blow up. Anyone telling this guy to shutup and play...his pay is depending on touches.

Actually two of those throws were pretty good and Haden bumped Wallace enough to screw up their timing. One on the sidelines would have been a TD if Haden didn't throw an elbow.

My point was he was targetted 4 times. Look, you have star....you showcase him. Part of making a long throw successful is making a few short throws underneath to set them up. Miami did 1 target underneah and it was an easy completion. It is easy to see that RT is not comfortable with him. If his continues, look for Wallace to get more vocal.

For what it is worth, at least Wallace gave answers like talk to the coach about the game plan and probably best he stayed quiet and left if he was upset. I am not condoning the prima donna attitude, but I am sure he felt there were plays out on the field for him today. The analysts still felt that his presence alone on the field helps our other receivers.

Look for his speed to really show next week on turf at Indy. You can just see that Tannehill will be hitting him with some bombs this season.

My point was he was targetted 4 times. Look, you have star....you showcase him. Part of making a long throw successful is making a few short throws underneath to set them up. Miami did 1 target underneah and it was an easy completion. It is easy to see that RT is not comfortable with him. If his continues, look for Wallace to get more vocal.

My point was he was targetted 4 times. Look, you have star....you showcase him. Part of making a long throw successful is making a few short throws underneath to set them up. Miami did 1 target underneah and it was an easy completion. It is easy to see that RT is not comfortable with him. If his continues, look for Wallace to get more vocal.

Yah but you need our OC to find ways to get him the ball. The reason his game was so close is Miami had to work for every first down. You have a homerun threat, your job as a coach is to get him he ball.

I'd be pissed if I were Wallace too. The playcalling was unimaginative. If Haden is playing me 10-12 yards off.. throw me a darn quick slant...

Years ago I remember someone asking Don Shula whether he was going away from his run first attitude on offense now that he had Marino. Shula's response was a coaches job was to get the most out of his talented players. Today, Miami left a lot on the field today when concerning Wallace.

They singled up Haden on him all day and Miami threw two deep passes his way. Both poor throws. All super stars in the NFL have an ego. They shouldn't have brought him in if they were going to target him 4 times all day. This coaching staff deserves some criticism. Reggie Bush went for over 200yds all because they fed him the rock. You have to find ways to get the ball in the hands of your stars. If they don't, this will blow up. Anyone telling this guy to shutup and play...his pay is depending on touches.

The only reason Wallace got paid like he did was because of the inflated nature of the FA market. I still don't think this guy is among your top receivers in the league, but he's dangerously fast so teams have to respect it. That being said he needs to shut his effin' mouth. LOL at all those who defended this guy in the offseason saying the reports about his slightly diva'ish persona were bogus. The soul boiled to the surface after only 1 week of the regular season. Joe Haden owns him.

The Reggie thing still pisses me off. This coaching staff purposely chose not to take advantage of his skill-sets. That doesn't sit well with me, especially for a team starved of playmakers like the 2012 unit was.

sometimes great players just have to suck it up and be the "decoy" that steals away the defenses attention. I NEVER expected huge numbers from him in our offense.I figured around 1000 and 7 TD's. But i also expected Gibson and Hartline's career averages to rise.

I will say this about the game. I went back and looked at some of the deep throws to Wallace on DVR and he was double covered every single time. The Browns were bracketing Wallace. There were a couple of times he had a step on Haden, who runs a 4.5 and the safety was there over the top. So the Browns were content to have Haden trail while the safety played over the top. Even then, Wallace did get behind them a couple of times but the throws were off.

That being said, Haden was lining up 10-12 yards off Wallace so why no quick slants or bubble screens? Why not put Wallace in motion and hit him on a drag? On the one catch Wallace had he ran a comeback with a double move. It was a nice route. Why not run some digs to Wallace since the middle of the field was so wide open?

Definitely could have adjusted to the coverage being played on Wallace and gotten him the ball more.

Wallace was leaving the middle of the field wide open and is a reason Gibson had all those catches and on some of them was completely uncovered.

I guess the right thing to do was hit the guys that were open and quite honestly if it keeps happening teams are going to have to make decisions on whether to take away the middle of the field or take away Wallace.

Another thing I noticed and probably the reason the running game was not successful was that even when we went three wide, the Browns kept four linebackers in and were covering Gibson with linebackers and safeties. Gibson essentially became the Dolphins running game.

I think teams are going to realize they need to cover Gibson with a slot corner and that will open up the running game out of 3-wide.

I will say this about the game. I went back and looked at some of the deep throws to Wallace on DVR and he was double covered every single time. The Browns were bracketing Wallace. There were a couple of times he had a step on Haden, who runs a 4.5 and the safety was there over the top. So the Browns were content to have Haden trail while the safety played over the top. Even then, Wallace did get behind them a couple of times but the throws were off.

That being said, Haden was lining up 10-12 yards off Wallace so why no quick slants or bubble screens? Why not put Wallace in motion and hit him on a drag? On the one catch Wallace had he ran a comeback with a double move. It was a nice route. Why not run some digs to Wallace since the middle of the field was so wide open?

Definitely could have adjusted to the coverage being played on Wallace and gotten him the ball more.

Wallace was leaving the middle of the field wide open and is a reason Gibson had all those catches and on some of them was completely uncovered.

I guess the right thing to do was hit the guys that were open and quite honestly if it keeps happening teams are going to have to make decisions on whether to take away the middle of the field or take away Wallace.

Another thing I noticed and probably the reason the running game was not successful was that even when we went three wide, the Browns kept four linebackers in and were covering Gibson with linebackers and safeties. Gibson essentially became the Dolphins running game.

I think teams are going to realize they need to cover Gibson with a slot corner and that will open up the running game out of 3-wide.

Why not put him in motion and get the ball on quick slants or in routes. There's a way to do it, Sherman needs to figure it out. They come out and throw a couple of bombs his way and then go back to forgetting he's on the team. I'm having flashbacks to the misuse of Reggie Bush.

Why not put him in motion and get the ball on quick slants or in routes.

Rich wrote:

Why not put Wallace in motion and hit him on a drag? On the one catch Wallace had he ran a comeback with a double move. It was a nice route. Why not run some digs to Wallace since the middle of the field was so wide open?

That's what I love about you Junkie... always coming up with great ideas. ;)

Agreed with you guys. The Dolphins were content to let Wallace be the decoy and open things up for Hartline and Gibson.

That's fine, but Wallace is one of the few guys in the league that you have to force-feed the football to if necessary. It doesn't need to be 15 times a game, but you have to get the ball in his hands a handful of times a game.

Had Wallace forgotten that he's only a 3-4 catch a game guy anyway? 1 catch in 1 game isn't a big deal. It'll get better.

I will say this about the game. I went back and looked at some of the deep throws to Wallace on DVR and he was double covered every single time. The Browns were bracketing Wallace. There were a couple of times he had a step on Haden, who runs a 4.5 and the safety was there over the top. So the Browns were content to have Haden trail while the safety played over the top. Even then, Wallace did get behind them a couple of times but the throws were off.

That being said, Haden was lining up 10-12 yards off Wallace so why no quick slants or bubble screens? Why not put Wallace in motion and hit him on a drag? On the one catch Wallace had he ran a comeback with a double move. It was a nice route. Why not run some digs to Wallace since the middle of the field was so wide open?

Definitely could have adjusted to the coverage being played on Wallace and gotten him the ball more.

Wallace was leaving the middle of the field wide open and is a reason Gibson had all those catches and on some of them was completely uncovered.

I guess the right thing to do was hit the guys that were open and quite honestly if it keeps happening teams are going to have to make decisions on whether to take away the middle of the field or take away Wallace.

Another thing I noticed and probably the reason the running game was not successful was that even when we went three wide, the Browns kept four linebackers in and were covering Gibson with linebackers and safeties. Gibson essentially became the Dolphins running game.

I think teams are going to realize they need to cover Gibson with a slot corner and that will open up the running game out of 3-wide.

If they play a cover 1 to take the middle of the field away, Wallace will see more 1 on 1. RT has to hit him on those deep throws. Also noticed that Haden knocked Wallace off of his route on those deep throws. Should that have been pass int? You are not allowed to touch the WR after 5 yrds and this was way down the field, no headd turn looking for the ball, no incedental contact, just a straight up push in the back or bump.

Bottom line is that the Dolphins won. They did not have to force the ball to him. The other guys were open so Tannehill fed them the ball. I would have been pissed if they lost and did not throw him the ball more. If this is the way we win all season, I'll take it.

Bottom line is that the Dolphins won. They did not have to force the ball to him. The other guys were open so Tannehill fed them the ball. I would have been pissed if they lost and did not throw him the ball more. If this is the way we win all season, I'll take it.

But Wallace won't and he'll be a distraction throughout the year. He'll become a locker room cancer, which will have negative effects on our play on the field.